This is my first
attempt to write a poem from imagination. I tried to give a vivid picture of
Spring. I feel that the rhyme and metre is lacking.Sri Aurobindo
Letters on Poetry and Art
SABCL - Volume 27
Part 2. On His Own and Others’ Poetry
Section 3. Practical Guidance for Aspiring Writers
Guidance in Writing Poetry
Some Metrical Matters [6]
This is my first
attempt to write a poem from imagination. I tried to give a vivid picture of
Spring. I feel that the rhyme and metre is lacking.
It is true there is no rhyme and no metre. If you want rhyme and metre you must put them there — they don’t come of themselves.
5 May 1933